Led Zeppelin Bass Tab and Lesson: The Top 5 MUST KNOW John Paul Jones Riffs!
In this lesson we’re going to look at five of the greatest bass riffs from the amazing Led Zeppelin, played by the awesome bass player: John Paul Jones!
Led Zeppelin Bass Lines Rock!
So, I’ve obviously picked 5 of the most obvious and most popular examples from Led Zeppelin’s catalog of legendary riffs, but I have to say, anyone starting on the road to becoming a rock bass player could do a lot worse than learning as many Zeppelin bass lines as possible. Every song is pretty much a masterclass in rock bass playing and you get to work on so many different aspects of how bass can be used in an arrangement from doubling guitar riffs to weaving intricate and improvised melodic lines through a progression. John Paul Jones is obviously a huge name in bass playing but he’s often overlooked in favor of some of the more flamboyant players from that era. Don’t fall into that trap. John Paul Jones is a monster player and writer.
Dazed And Confused
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Good Times Bad Times
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Whole Lotta Love
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Heartbreaker
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Black Dog
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I can’t seem to find the download link.
Will you be uploading any mp3 files or .pdf as you did with the Bob Marley stuff?
Thanks so much… giving me a real sense of progress!
It’s up now. Just below the vid. Remember it’s a zip file so you’ll need to open on a computer or a device where you can decompress zips.
Thanks so much!
Thanks for the links! Watching you live now. As a retired teacher.. I have to say you got it going on. Thanks for all you do.
Hey Mark,
Love the John Paul Jones stuff . . . How about some Gospel??
One for the old guys. Yeah!
Stumbled across this searching for The Lemon Song….
Nice little giveaway, thank you Mark, made my day anyway!!!! :-)))
Hey thanks for your efforts! One picky thing though- Black Dog really doesn’t feel like 84 bpm with lots of 16ths and mixed meter, it feels like John Paul and Jimmy play lots of 8th and quarter notes in mostly 4/4 over Bonham’s half-time‐feel back beat. 8ths and quarters will be easier to read as well. FWIW